Psalms 143:9
Deliver me from my enemies, O LORD; I flee to You for refuge.
BSB
ASV
Deliver me, O Jehovah, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.
KJV
Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.
Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies,.... Either Saul and his courtiers, or Absalom and the conspirators along with him; who were many, and lively and strong, stronger than he; and therefore God only could deliver him, and to him he sought for it, and not to men; and so deliverance from spiritual enemies is only from the Lord; I flee unto thee to hide me; from their rage and fury; who was the only asylum or place of refuge for him, where he could be safe.
Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies. Many foes beset us, we cannot overcome them, we cannot even escape from them; but Jehovah can and will rescue us if we pray to him. The weapon of all prayer will stand us in better stead than sword and shield. I flee unto thee to hide me. This was a good result from his persecutions. That which makes us flee to our God may be an ill wind, but it blows us good. There is no cowardice in such flight, but much holy courage.
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Proverbs 18:10The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
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My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation. My stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, You save me from violence.
Trust in the LORD forever, because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal.
I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
He is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer. He is my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me.
For You have been my refuge, a tower of strength against the enemy.
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Psalms 56:9Then my enemies will retreat on the day I cry for help. By this I will know that God is on my side.
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What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
The LORD is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
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Psalms 59:1Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise against me.
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Then Saul sent messengers to David’s house to watch him and kill him in the morning. But David’s wife Michal warned him, “If you do not run for your life tonight, tomorrow you will…